Bill Sponsor
Georgia Senate Bill 132
Session 2025_26
Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require
Active
Active
Passed House on Apr 2, 2025
First Action
Feb 10, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 10, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
132
State
Georgia
Session
2025_26
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insanity and mental incapacity, so as to require a hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; to provide for the release of reports of such evaluations; to establish different procedures in cases where the subject has been accused only of one or more nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including automatic dismissal in some cases, subject to exceptions; to provide for such different procedures and such exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Actions (15)
04/10/2025
Senate
Senate Sent to Governor
04/04/2025
Senate
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
04/02/2025
House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
04/02/2025
House
House Third Readers
03/28/2025
House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
03/11/2025
House
House Second Readers
03/10/2025
House
House First Readers
03/06/2025
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
03/06/2025
Senate
Senate Third Read
03/06/2025
Senate
Senate Taken from Table
03/06/2025
Senate
Senate Tabled
03/03/2025
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
02/28/2025
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
02/11/2025
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/10/2025
Senate
Senate Hopper